The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time. (Not something to dive into.)

Scoured depression found on the bed of streams. Associated with riffles.

In capital budgeting, the concept that investment projects are financed out of a pool of bonds, preferred stock, and common stock, and a weighted-average cost of capital must be used to calculate inve [..]

  In general, a reservoir. In certain situations, a pool may consist of more than one reservoir.

The elevation of the surface of a body of water such as a lake. Specifically, the pool at a lock and dam or a reservoir is the elevation of the water surface immediately upstream from the dam.

Used by insurance companies to combine all premiums, claims and expenses in order to spread the risk of insurance coverage. This process ensures that small employers will not be singled out and unfairly assessed with a large rate increase due to unanticipated medical catastrophic claims of insured employee(s). Pooling is used to level out premium f [..]

(1) A group of insurers or reinsurers through which particular types of risks (often of a substandard nature) are underwritten, with premiums, losses, and expenses shared in agreed ratios. (2) A gro [..]

"to make a common interest, put things into a pool," 1871, from pool (n.2). Related: Pooled; pooling.

of liquid, "to form a pool or pools," 1620s, from pool (n.1).

game similar to billiards, 1848, originally (1690s) a card game played for collective stakes (a "pool"), from French poule "stakes, booty, plunder," literally "hen," from [..]

"small body of water," Old English pol "small body of water; deep, still place in a river," from West Germanic *pol- (source also of Old Frisian and Middle Low German pol, Dutch po [..]

A group of commercials for a product or service that an advertiser has ready for use as part of an advertising campaign.

The Electricity Pool of England and Wales - the now defunct wholesale market through which an authorised Supplier purchased electricity - the price for electricity in this market was determined by mar [..]

Pool [N] [S]a pond, or reservoir, for holding water (Heb. berekhah; modern Arabic, birket), an artificial cistern or tank. Mention is made of the pool of Gibeon ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ); the pool of Hebron ( [..]

combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources" an excavation that is (usually) filled with water join or form a pool of people pond: a small lake; "the pond w [..]

A logical set of devices, such as web servers, that you group together to receive and process traffic. The load balancing function chooses which member of the pool handles the new requests or connecti [..]

a small area of water, sometimes not bigger than a puddle

Pools, like the tanks of India, are in many parts of Palestine and Syria the only resource for water during the dry season, and the failure of them involves drought and calamity. (Isaiah 42:15) Of the [..]

a pond, or reservoir, for holding water (Heb. berekhah; modern Arabic, birket), an artificial cistern or tank. Mention is made of the pool of Gibeon (2 Sam. 2:13); the pool of Hebron (4:12); the upper [..]

Definition Group of related financial instruments, such as mortgages, combined for resale to investors on a secondary market. also called mortgage pool.

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1 : an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together [an insurance ] 2 : a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool

See mutuel pool.

An assigned group of containers, trailers or cars used to satisfy the transportation requirements of a customer.

an association organized for the purpose of absorbing losses through a risk-sharing mechanism thereby limiting individual exposures.

A collection of mortgage loans assembled by an originator or master servicer as the basis for a security. In the case of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac mortgage pass-through securities, pools are identified by a number assigned by the issuing agency.

An underwriting mechanism in which the participants share premiums, expenses, losses and profits for business written.

The full complement of radio or TV commercials--called the commercial pool

A certain number of reporters or one reporter who goes out and represents everyone else. For example, a presidential appearance may not have room for all the journalists who want to cover it, so the o [..]

Arrangement whereby limited numbers of reporters and photographers are selected to represent all those assigned to the story.

privileged, small group of journalists with special access to event or source. Their reports and findings are distributed to those news organizations outside the pool.

According to 13 CFR 107.50 [Title 13 -- Business Credit and Assistance Chapter I - Small Business Administration], pool means an aggregation of SBA guaranteed Debentures or SBA guaranteed Participatin [..]

(n) an excavation that is (usually) filled with water(n) a small lake(n) an organization of people or resources that can be shared(n) an association of companies for some definite purpose(n) any commu [..]

The Power Pool of Alberta (PPoA).

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See mutuel pool.

Any structure, basin, or tank containing an artificial body of water for swimming, diving, or recreational bathing. The term includes, but is not limited to, swimming pool, whirlpool, spa, and hot tub [..]

A collection of mortgage loans assembled by an originator or master servicer as the basis for a security. In the case of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac mortgage pass-through securities, pools [..]

Tip sharing as opposed to Every Man/Woman for Himself. Tips can be divided evenly when there is a shift change (taking into account yet to be received credit card tips) or an hourly rate can be determined.

The total genetic information possessed by the reproductive members of a Population of sexually reproducing organisms.

An Organization of Insurers or reInsurers through which particular types of Risk are shared or pooled. The Risk of high loss by a particular Insurance company is transferred to the group as a whole (t [..]

Enclosed, or nearly enclosed sheet of water. 2. Fluctuating congregation of men from which can be drawn hands required for manning ships, and to which can be added men available for manning.

An organization of insurers or reinsurers through which particular types of risk are underwritten and premiums, losses and expenses are shared in agreed-upon amounts.

See   Insurance pool

A common supply of containers available to the shippers.

An organization of insurers or reinsurers through which particular types of risks are underwritten with premiums, losses and expenses shared in agreed ratios.

A method of distributing insurance risk in which the individual participants share overall risk with the other participants.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A method of distributing insurance risk in which the individual participants share overall risk with the other participants.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

See Insurance pool

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

See Assigned Risk Plan.

A group of insurance companies that have joined together for the purpose of sharing certain risks on an agreed-upon basis.

A separate account that includes entries for income and expenses. It is used when a number of groups are put together for the purposes of combining their premium and paying their losses.

Spawning Pool

See License pool

"Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil and natural gas. A zone of a structure that is completely separated from any other zone in the same structure is [..]

the grouping of fencers or teams in a competition

1. A small body of water, usually smaller than a pond, especially one that is quite deep. One left by an ebb tide is called a tide pool. 2. A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body [..]

The elevation of the surface of a body of water such as a lake. Specifically, the pool at a lock and dam or a reservoir is the elevation of the water surface immediately upstream from the dam.

See Commodity pool.

A deep and Quiet stretch of river.

A relatively deep, still section in a stream.

See Risk Pool

A natural underground reservoir that either contains or appears to contain petroleum.

a natural underground reservoir containing an accumulation of petroleum.

A natural underground reservoir containing, or appearing to contain, an accumulation of petroleum.

An underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of crude petroleum or natural gas or both. Each zone of a general structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the structure [..]

A natural underground reservoir containing or appearing to contain an accumulation of petroleum that is separated or appears to be separated from any other such accumulation.

1) (noun) An underground reservoir containing or appearing to contain a common accumulation of oil and natural gas. A zone of a structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the same structure is a pool. 2) (verb) To combine two or more tracts of land into one unit for drilling purposes. This may be accomplished voluntarily, or thr [..]

A pool is a discovered or undiscovered accumulation of movable hydrocarbons, typically within a single stratigraphic interval, that is hydraulically separated from any other hydrocarbon accumulation.

In general, a reservoir. In certain situations a pool may consist of more than one reservoir.

A deep, quiet stretch of river. Pool-and-drop.

The elevation of the surface of a body of water such as a lake. Specifically, the pool at a lock and dam or a reservoir is the elevation of the water surface immediately upstream from the dam.

Mutual pool. Total sum bet on a race or event, such as the win pool, daily double pool, exacta pool.

A stretch of river with little current.

An assigned group of containers, trailers or cars used to satisfy the transportation requirements of a customer.

Total amount bet for win, place or show, or in a daily double.

A zone of free-phase immiscible liquid that resides at the bottom of an aquifer. A pool rests on top of an aquitard. A pool may be in an immobile state or it may be in a state of motion, depending on whether or not free-phase liquid is being added to the pool.

A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water. ''the pools of Solomon'' *: *: The filthy [..]

A(''male person'')

In capital budgeting, the concept that investment projects are financed out of a pool of bonds, preferred stock, and common stock, and a weighted-average cost of capital must be used to calculate inve [..]